NCTC and UNT presidents sign new transfer agreement

As part of a new agreement between North Central Texas College and the
University of North Texas, NCTC honors students will be able to transfer to the
UNT honors program, effective immediately.

On
Thursday, NCTC President Eddie Hadlock and UNT President Lane Rawlins signed a
memorandum of understanding to create a new transfer partnership agreement
between the schools.

“This is
a working document to facilitate the transfer of our students to the University
of North Texas, a seamless transfer,” Hadlock said.

In
addition to the updates with honors students, technical degrees from NCTC will
transfer into the Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences programs.

Hadlock said he was most excited by a portion of the agreement that
allows for reverse transferring, where students can now retroactively receive
their associate degrees from NCTC, even if they transferred before completing
the necessary coursework at NCTC.

The
agreement also enhances the existing Eagle Bound Program, which provides access
to additional services at UNT before the student transfers. The program will
now encourage freshmen at NCTC to apply for the program, which allows students
to attend UNT events and access the libraries.

These efforts will especially help students who enroll at NCTC and know
they want to eventually transfer to UNT, Rawlins said. He also emphasized that
the relationship with NCTC is important to the university, since a large
portion of the transfer population comes from NCTC campuses.

“We’ve
always had a strong relationship, but I think it needed to be renewed and
re-examined,” he said. “I think we’re stepping it up to make it easier for
students to transfer. ... Hopefully this will encourage even more students to
pursue four-year degrees.”

JENNA DUNCAN can be reached at 940-566-6889
and via Twitter at @JennaFDuncan.

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